In 2008, <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Business/IndustryInfo/story?id=4717253">the owner of Arby's bought Wendy's for $2.34 billion</a>. Only three years later, <a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/wendys-sells-arbys-to-private-equity-group/">Wendy's decided to sell Arby's to a private equity group</a> after the roast-beef sandwich chain <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/heatherstruck/2011/06/13/wendys-to-sell-arbys-in-430-million-deal-with-roark-capital/">continually struggled to grow its profits</a>.